TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 27, 2026

Campbell County lawyer J. Stephen Hurst was censured by the Tennessee Supreme Court on March 25 for violating Rules of Professional Conduct 1.2, 3.3 and 8.4(d) while representing a client in a property boundary action. During the representation, the court found that Hurst improperly negotiated and settled the pending action without his client’s knowledge or authorization and failed to inform the court that his client had not approved the settlement.